Hi,Relative newbie here, Wolfie's advice is very sound, Go to your local club, chat to the guys etc.
If you buy an RTR car check out what you get in the set up, try to get one with a 2.4 ghz system. the older stuff can be a real pain and you will no doubt end up buying a 2.4 system anyway so best get one to start with.
Cheapest is not always best, if budget is an issue, having asked the guys at the club, check out ebay for a pre loved kit. I decided Touring Cars were far to fast, expensive, and difficult to start with.
At my club we run Buggies with road tyres on tarmac, round the same track as the Touring cars and it's great! 3 months in I have 3 buggies, my original kit, which is too fragile for a newbie ( I have spent the price of the kit again on spares).
A second Buggy that I bought as an RTR just to race because I had used up the worlds stock of parts for my original buggy! This is the one I run mainly, tough, reliable if noisy!
My third buggy is under developement, bought on ebay for less than the first 2 but much tougher, faster, and I will progress to racing this one soon.
You WILL break it, be prepared for that, spares are not expensive, but factor in the cost of p&p, and time waiting for stuff to arrive.
Of and try and get your spares from JE Spares, service is excellent!
Most of all, enjoy it, coming last in races, is something that you get used to but eventually you will get better or another newbie comes along!
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